The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-03
The New York Daily Leader
In tho Control Of Red
Flag Men.
AStormy Meeting Of the Stockholders
In which { ackinites Were
Badly Defeated.

The saddest man is John McMac-
kin, and the saddest crowd are
the McMackinites. They we're
beaten at their own game last
night in Clarendon Hall. They
lost the last chance to whip the
incorrible Socialists.
Once there was no such thing
as a McMackinite and anti-Mc-
Mackinite, but it came to pass
that a furious quarrel arose be-
tween the men who supported
Herry George because he was a
Socialist, and those who kissed
his toe because he was the prophet
of the new crusade. This quarrel
began shortly after the last cam
paign, when George ran for mayor
of this city, and was really a fight
for spoils.
The Lfadey was launched as his
special organ, and he donated
5000 to it as an earnest of his good
will toward its success. This sum
was not sufficient to conduct a
daily paper long, so the Socialists
who owned and conducted a daily
morning paper of their own, the
Kolksseitmg, said that they would
print the Leadey and trust to the
generosity of the masses for their
pay.
Away it went. The Leadfy was
issued from the famous rendezvous
of Socialists at 1874 Williams
street, until at last certain Nc
Mackinites who have been boost
ed" into positions of prominence
through influence were found to
be incompetent and were dismiss
ed. Then began warfare, silent
and terrible, which ended last
night in a complete victory for the
Socialists.
The whole force of McMackin-
ties were slowly weeded out, and
good staunch Socialists were put
in their places. Sergius E. She
witch, the dignihed leader of So
cialism in New York, was made
editor-in-chief, and the machinery
of the concern was owned and
controlled by the Socialists.
This state of affairs naturally
caused a clash between the Henry
George Socialists and the Simon
pure disciples Of Karl Marx, and
the Georgeites strenuously sought
to secure the only vehicle for the
conveyance of news,
A council of war was held, and
it was decided to investigate the
affairs of the brilliant labor or
gan. Every effort to gain control
was a dismal failure, and at last
John McMackin, who had been
elected as a hgure-head of the af-
fair, sent in his resignation. He
did not dream that it would be
accepted. but when the question
of decision came up at the special
meeting of the Leadfr cooperative
association last night Mr.. McMac-
kin had only SO votes out of a
total of zoo.
George Block was made tempo
rary chairman, and he immediate
ly started in to get square with
the McMackinites for their treat
ment of himself and his friends at
Syracuse.
The meeting was properly OPEN
ed and the two warning factions
glared at each other from oppo-
site sides of the hall.
Although the McMackinites had
Louis +. Post to cheer them on,
they lacked numbers and were
out-voted on every question. John
McMackin's resignation was ac-
cepted without even a pretense
of sorrow. The policy of the pa
per was indorsed and nominations
for president instead of McMac-
kin we're called for.
Henry Enrich, Herr Most and
julius Bordollo were placed in the
field, and when the votes were
rount.J - ,,,,e f1,,cJ that Mr.